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2006

14 December 2006 VT Group and BAE Systems announce discussions regarding future joint venture BAE Systems PLC and VT Group PLC announce that they are in early discussions regarding the combination of their surface ship build and naval support businesses into a joint venture.
30 November 2006 VT Group named preferred bidder for United Kingdom Military Flying Training Ascent, the 50:50 Joint Venture between VT Group and Lockheed Martin UK, has been selected as Preferred Bidder to provide military flying training to the UK Armed Forces for the next 25 years.
23 November 2006 VT Group signs contract for Greenwich Building Schools programme VT Group plc (VT), through its subsidiary VT Education and Skills, has signed a contract with Greenwich Council to take on the role of Strategic Partnering Organisation (SPO) for the borough’s Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.
14 November 2006 VT Group announces Interim Results VT Group plc, the support services and shipbuilding company, today announces its interim results for the half year ended 30 September 2006. These results are prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards.
06 October 2006 Fifth Hellenic Navy FAC to be launched VT Shipbuilding, working in partnership with Elefsis Shipbuilding, will launch the fifth of class 62m. fast attack craft for the Hellenic Navy at the Elefsis shipyard on October 9.
20 September 2006 VT Communications to expand on co-operation with BBC World Service VT Communications has been awarded a £1.4M contract with BBC World Service for the deployment of their new Satellite Media Distribution System (SMDS).
07 September 2006 Historic ship named in Portsmouth navel base HMS Clyde, the first ship to be built in Portsmouth Naval Base for nearly 40 years, has been named in a spectacular night ceremony at VT Shipbuilding’s facilities.
21 August 2006 VT Communications awarded German Broadcasting Contract VT Communications, part of the support services and shipbuilding company VT Group, has been awarded a contract to broadcast a significant number of analogue and digital shortwave programmes for the German public broadcaster, Deutsche Welle.
26 July 2006 VT loads out second Type 45 Destroyer bow section The bow section of the second Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer, HMS Dauntless, has been loaded out from VT Shipbuilding’s facility in Portsmouth Naval Base (Wednesday, July 26) ready for transport to Scotland.
26 July 2006 Short summary of AGM meeting 2006 Support services and shipbuilding company VT Group reported at its annual meeting that its order book now stands at a record £3.6 billion.
21 July 2006 VT Communications selected as ICT Systems Integrator for Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft Programme VT Communications (VTC) has been selected by AirTanker as Information Communications Technology (“ICT”) systems integrator for the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (“FSTA”) Programme.
17 July 2006 Another Spanish success for VT Halmatic The Port of Algeciras on Spain’s southern coast has recently taken delivery of a new VT Halmatic 40 pilot boat to complement their existing VT Halmatic 35 pilot boat.
30 June 2006 ALC Vehicle Contract Wins Top PFI Award A pathfinder programme to provide the UK Ministry of Defence with thousands of plant and construction vehicles has been recognised as the best Private Finance Initiative deal in the UK to reach close over the past year.
12 June 2006 VT opens new centre for defence high frequency communications On 12th June Rear Admiral Rees Ward, Chief Executive of the Defence Communication Services Agency (DCSA), opened the hub of a rationalised and enhanced High Frequency (HF) communications service for the UK’s Armed Forces at Forest Moor in North Yorkshire.
06 June 2006 New fire fighting training centre opened in Cardiff A new South Wales Fire and Rescue Service Training and Development Centre, built, operated and maintained by support services and shipbuilding company VT Group, has been opened in Cardiff by the Rt Hon Rhodri Morgan, First Minister for Wales.
31 May 2006 VT Communications launches pioneering DRM 26MHZ service in London VT Communications continues to push the boundaries of digital radio broadcasting by launching its dual-channel Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) transmission service from Crystal Palace in South East London into Greater London.
11 May 2006 VT Communications win contract to deliver radio time signal service VT Communications, part of VT Group plc has been awarded the contract to provide the National Physical Laboratory’s (NPL’s) Radio Frequency Time Signal Service commencing on 1st April 2007. This prestigious 10 year contract with NPL will see VT Communications build new highly resilient transmission infrastructure to deliver the Time Service from its Anthorn transmission facility in Cumbria, UK.
09 May 2006 VT Group selected for Greenwich Building Schools for the Future programme Support services and shipbuilding company VT Group plc (VT) has been selected to engage in exclusive negotiations with Greenwich Council for the borough’s Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.
28 April 2006 VT Group expands support services with £87 Million acquisition of vehicle support businesses VT Group plc (VT), the support services and shipbuilding company, has strengthened its portfolio of support services with the announcement today of the acquisition of four vehicle support businesses from RAC plc (part of Aviva plc). The acquisition has been completed for a total cash consideration of £87 million.
12 April 2006 VT Shipbuilding delivers HMS Daring foremast VT Shipbuilding has completed its construction work on the Royal Navy’s first-of-class Type 45 destroyer HMS Daring with delivery of the foremast to BAE Systems Naval Ships in Glasgow.
12 April 2006 VT Group named preferred bidder for Oman ship contract VT Group (VT), the Support Services and Shipbuilding Company, has been selected as the preferred bidder to enter the next round of discussions for the supply of Ocean Patrol Vessels (OPVs) for the Royal Navy of Oman.
27 March 2006 VT Group Appoints New Finance Director VT Group plc is pleased to announce that Chris Rickard will join the board as Group Finance Director with effect from July 1, 2006.
06 February 2006 VT Group completes £12 million training acquisition Support services and shipbuilding company VT Group has further strengthened its position as a leading provider of vocational training with the acquisition of Touchstone Learning and Skills Limited (Touchstone) from Martin Loftus and Touchstone Property Management Limited. The consideration was £12 million satisfied by £0.8million cash on completion and £11.2 of loan notes.
01 February 2006 VT Communications further enhances digital capability VT Communications is to add a new Digital Radio MondialeTM (DRMTM) compatible transmitter to its AM digital distribution network as it continues to demonstrate its commitment to DRM and the roll out of digital services.
01 February 2006 VT plays key role in Type 45 Destroyer programme VT Shipbuilding has played a key role in the construction of the Royal Navy’s first-of-class Type 45 destroyer HMS Daring, which was launched at BAE Systems’ shipyard in Scotland today (February 1).
27 January 2006 Peter McIntosh is appointed Chief Executive of CVF Alliance We are pleased to announce the secondment of Peter McIntosh, Managing Director of VT Shipbuilding, to the position of Chief Executive of the Alliance Management Team (AMT) for the Ministry of Defence Future Aircraft Carrier (CVF) project.
20 January 2006 HCTC consolidates VT training's leading role VT Training has consolidated its position as one of the leading providers of training to the hospitality and leisure industry, following the acquisition of the Hotel & Catering Training Company (HCTC) from ECI Partners LLP by the support services and shipbuilding company VT Group.
09 January 2006 VT Group acquires HCTC for £10 million Support services and shipbuilding company VT Group has strengthened its education and skills business with the announcement today of the acquisition of HCTC Ltd. (The Hotel and Catering Training Company) from ECI Partners LLP.